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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
air
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
ape-man
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From this reading The ape-man came to a sudden and painful stop upon a rocky floor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
bars
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
blindly
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
blue
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
came
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
chamber
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
chute
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
conscious
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
considerable
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
crossed
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
darkness
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
Dor-ul-Otho
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
downward
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
familiar
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
father
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
felt
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
floor
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
glance
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
groping
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
hurtling
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
knew
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
lake
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
laugh
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
Lu-don
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
many
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
mocking
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
moonlight
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
more
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
O
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
odor
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
oval
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
painful
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From this reading The ape-man came to a sudden and painful stop upon a rocky floor.
playing
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
polished
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
proportion
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
quick
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
realized
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
Return
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
revealed
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
rocky
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From this reading The ape-man came to a sudden and painful stop upon a rocky floor.
saw
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
screamed
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
semidarkness
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
shot
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
Simultaneously
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From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
smooth
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
stop
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From this reading The ape-man came to a sudden and painful stop upon a rocky floor.
strike
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
stumbled
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ape-man came to a sudden and painful stop upon a rocky floor.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
surface
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
taunting
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
there
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
tilted
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
tones
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The ape-man came to a sudden and painful stop upon a rocky floor.
utter
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From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
voice
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From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
waters
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He stumbled blindly forward, groping for he knew not what till suddenly the floor beneath him tilted and he shot downward into a darkness even more utter than that above.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Simultaneously he was conscious of a familiar odor in the air of the chamber, which a quick glance revealed in the semidarkness as of considerable proportion.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He felt his body strike a smooth surface and he realized that he was hurtling downward as through a polished chute while from above there came the mocking tones of a taunting laugh and the voice of Lu-don screamed after him: "Return to thy father, O Dor-ul-Otho!"
window
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From this reading Directly before him was an oval window crossed by many bars, and beyond he saw the moonlight playing on the waters of the blue lake below.
